[pmmail-list] crashed and confused mail folders

[Hazen Woods]

Thanks for the suggestion, Cary.

Just looking at the "folder.ini" files did not at first reveal any
pattern, so, I went back to a backup of application and data files and
compared the INI files there with the INI files currently in play. 
Discovered the file for "Organizations" was different.  When I replaced
it the one in backup I was able to make the change in the filter list. 
So that problem is solved.

Is there any chance that the lost messages actually exist somewhere? 
In partial answer, I guess, I see that the number of files in a given
folder is the same as the number of messages shown for that folder
(plus the INI ,  BAG and EXP files), so they would have to be somewhere
else.

Hazen

On Tue, 09 Jul 2002 21:52:24 -0700 (PDT), Cary Renquist wrote:

>>On Tue, 09 Jul 2002 19:04:48 -0500, Hazen Woods wrote:
>>
>>>Followup.  I wrote previously that an entirely unrelated folder chang=
ed
>>>its name to "net" and that mail which was to filter to a folder named=

>>>"Real Mail" now filters to "net".  I now find that in Account ->
>>>Filters -> Edit, when I change the folder from "net" back to "Real
>>>Mail" and select OK, the change does not take.  I go back to edit and=

>>>the filter points to "net". 
>>>
>>>Any ideas, suggestions, words of encouragement?????
>>
>>For a while I was dealing with this on a regular basis -- I think it
>>was related to my JFS drive...
>>You need to edit the folder.ini in the affected mail directory -- I th=
ink that
>>you need a hex-editor...  (no, -- see below)
>>inbox folder.ini:
>>   Inbox=CC1=CC1=CC3;2;4;0;1;5;6;7;8;9=CC1=CC1=CC0=CC0=CC
>>Radbio folder.ini:
>>   Radbio=CC32701=CC1=CC2;4;6;3;8;5;7;9;0;1=CC1=CC1=CC0=CC0=CC
>>Phex folder.ini
>>   Phex=CC32714=CC1=CC3;2;6;4;8;5;7;9;0;1=CC1=CC1=CC0=CC0=CC
>>Trash folder.ini
>>   Trash=CC1000=CC1=CC3;0;1;2;4;5;6;7;8;9=CC1=CC1=CC1=CC1=CC
>>
>>The folder.ini seems to have a general structure of "folder name"|uniq=
ue_ID#|
>>a list indicating sort order|etc settings...
>>
>>All you need to do is look at the first two items: name and ID# (actua=
lly the 
>>ID # appears to be the important item).  The default folders (inbox, t=
rash, etc)
>>all have specific #'s assigned:  inbox=3D1, trash=3D1000, outbox=3D2, =
etc.
>>For the other folders it seems that one can assign just any old number=
 -- as long
>>as it is unique.
>>
>>Ok, I just closed pmmail, editted a folder.ini with a text editor, Med=
, and all is
>>well...  Just don't try using e.exe because it adds an extra character=
 to the file.
>>
>>Make a backup of the .ini file, edit the number, and give it a try... =

>>It won't hurt anything if it doesn't work -- just copy your backup cop=
y of the 
>>folder.ini to the directory.
>>
>>Good luck,
>>Cary
>>
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